Environment & Biodiversity (MCQs)
Categories: OTHERS
Q.1. Lake Natron, recently seen in the news, is located on the border of which two countries?
(A) Peru and Bolivia
(B) Tanzania and Kenya
(C) Kenya and Ethiopia
(D) Austria and Switzerland
Answer: B (Tanzania and Kenya)
Q.2. Khalanga Reserve Forest, recently seen in news, is located in which state?
(A) Haryana
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Uttarakhand
(D) Odisha
Answer: C (Uttarakhand)
Q.3. Saryu River, recently seen in news, flows through which Indian states?
(A) Maharashtra and Karnataka
(B) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
(C) Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh
(D) Gujarat and Rajasthan
Answer: C (Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh)
Q.4. Kaziranga National Park, recently seen in news, is located in which state?
(A) Nagaland
(B) Manipur
(C) West Bengal
(D) Assam
Answer: D (Assam)
Q.5. Gandaki River, recently seen in the news, is a left bank tributary of which river?
(A) Kaveri River
(B) Ganges River
(C) Narmada River
(D) Brahmaputra River
Answer: B (Ganges River)
Q.6. What is Copernicus Programme, recently seen in news?
(A) A new cybersecurity programme
(B) It is European Union’s Earth Observation Programme
(C) It is a programme to observing wildlife migration patterns
(D) New Educational programme
Answer: B (It is European Union’s Earth Observation Programme)
Q.7. Which national park in Assam recently discovered the ‘Salazar Pit Viper’?
(A) Kaziranga National Park
(B) Manas National Park
(C) Raimona National Park
(D) Nameri National Park
Answer: A (Kaziranga National Park)
Q.8. Sukinda Valley, recently seen in the news, is located in which state?
(A) Odisha
(B) Jharkhand
(C) Sikkim
(D) Uttarakhand
Answer: A (Odisha)
Q.9. Hanle Valley, which was seen in the news, is located in which state/UT?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Ladakh
(C) Assam
(D) Manipur
Answer: B (Ladakh)
Q.10. Recently, which state has opened its first Bird Gallery for enhancing wildlife education and conservation?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Punjab
(C) Himachal Pradesh
(D) Uttarakhand
Answer: D (Uttarakhand)